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| == Repositories == * How are the "-updates" and "-security" pockets different? * {{{-updates}}} includes things that have gone through the [[StableReleaseUpdates]] process, and contain various important bug fixes. * {{{-security}}} includes only updated packages that contain security-related fixes, and are built to not require anything from "-updates". * How do I automatically install security updates? * https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AutomaticSecurityUpdates |
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| == Strange Behavior == * When I use {{{sudo}}} via {{{ssh}}}, I can see the password as I type it. How do I fix that? * There is no "tty" allocated when running commands directly via {{{ssh}}}, please add the "-t" flag. |
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This page is still very much a place-holder. If you have time, please update it with more information.
Repositories
- How are the "-updates" and "-security" pockets different?
-updates includes things that have gone through the StableReleaseUpdates process, and contain various important bug fixes.
-security includes only updated packages that contain security-related fixes, and are built to not require anything from "-updates".
- How do I automatically install security updates?
Packages
Where did mod_security go?
- The license to mod_security did not allow for redistribution, so it was removed from Debian and Ubuntu after Dapper (6.06):
Strange Behavior
When I use sudo via ssh, I can see the password as I type it. How do I fix that?
There is no "tty" allocated when running commands directly via ssh, please add the "-t" flag.
Things to Flesh Out
- links to various security policies
SecurityTeam/FAQ (last edited 2026-01-22 22:33:01 by seth-arnold)